Lester Lampert

I just moved to Chicago and a very precious (sentimental in that it was a gift from my parents and simply a beautiful piece of jewelry dated 1915) necklace with a fine platinum chain got tangled and had a small knot. I looked online and saw that a company called Trabert & Hoeffer on East Oak Street provided «jewelry repair services.» I won’t go into what their «repair services» entail… but someone pulling a paperclip out of a drawer to complete a repair wasn’t what I had in mind.
I left T&H and went to Lester Lampert down the street (Note: they are moving to 7 East Huron) where I met the lovely and personable Elena — a graduate gemologist and expert untangler of early 20^th century platinum. She couldn’t have been more helpful or professional. Lester Lampert should be everyone’s jeweler of choice in the Gold Coast, Chicago and for that matter all of Illinois. Thanks Elena.

They worked with me and State Farm to replace my missing wedding band. The result is breathtaking. More beautiful than the original. The jeweler was very knowledgeable and explained all parts of the process. They make their own jewelry on-​site, which cuts down on overhead costs. Don’t shy away from them just because they are in a posh area of the city, if your on a budget.

We love this place! Lester lampert has a fabulous store, filled with beautiful jewelry, there’s something for everybody here– the people that work there are very professional, attitude free, and charming. I especially like Fradine, she helped us designing our platinum and diamonds wedding rings, and she personally made sure that the pieces were 100% perfect, she also helped us with another ring made with pink gold and white and pink diamonds, she is Lester lampert’s daughter and a super big asset to the store, she listens to you, she’s great following up, she has a lot of patience and she puts herself in your shoes. Every time I go there I feel comfortable and welcome. I love my wedding bands they r fabulous and beautiful!
Patrick ^_​^

My fiancé and I visited Lester when shopping for engagement rings last year. First class experience all the way. Very knowledgeable staff and GORGEOUS and unique pieces. My fiancé purchased a custom designed engagement ring as well as a wedding band. I constantly get compliments on my ring and people tell me that they’ve never seen another ring quite like mine. That is the reason you go to Lester Lampert.

Wonderful service. I got my engagement ring sized for under $ 100 and fast!

Disclaimer: This review is from my experience 2 years ago. Sorry! Some recent engagements have prompted me to review.
First, I know a diamond ring is the thing to get when getting engaged but I want to give props to all the ladies out there who opt for other stones. A diamond is traditional and symbolizes eternity and A LOT of people get them. I mean, how many times do I have to look at an engagement ring and squeal, «it’s beautiful!!!»? They all start to look the same after a while… and then there’s the whole blood diamond thing too.
So with all this said, we decided to look into getting an aquamarine engagement ring. It’s not my birthstone, I just thought the range of blues they can be were beautiful and they remind me of the ocean and sky.
I called around and Lester Lampert had some aquamarine stones they could show us. It was a little stuffy in there and I distinctly remember another patron sternly saying that his fiancé’s ring must be at least 2 carats. Even though we weren’t creating a high-​end ring we felt like we got the same service as someone who was. We had several stones to choose from as well as settings. The jeweler said the chance of the stone chipping would significantly decrease if we had diamonds outlining the stone. We did not opt to do this and were not pressured about it.
Long story short, I ended up getting my husband’s great-grandmother’s engagement ring from the 1800’s, but the bastard (I say this lovingly) surprised me with the aquamarine ring as a wedding gift on the day of our wedding.
It’s a really beautiful ring and I can take it in to get cleaned and resized for free whenever I like.